I came across a post by fellow makeup artist Glam by Deya (@glambydeya) on instagram about the idea of doing a yard sale. Since I'm on the quest for newness in my kit I decided to do a purge. Over my time as a hair and makeup artist not only has my collection of makeup grown but I've also acquired a few styling pieces that will be up for grabs as well. If you go to the "Kit Yard Sale" section of my website www.AnthonyKinard.com you will find some gently used and new products you may find beneficial to you. As things sale I will update with more items, I have loads. All items are final sale but I promise they won't disappoint.

Its important to play with foundation and their textures to find which one (or seven) do what you need the best. Its especially exciting when you find a mixture with foundation that is out of this world. During my MAC days my manager (who is an amazing artist) said to me "the key to great artistry is mixing." Ever since that message was received ... I play! I found a very nice glow combination that worked perfectly for a shoot. By mixing a little Tom Ford Illuminating Primer with MAC Face and Body Foundation I was able to achieve the ultimate glowing foundation. With some AJ Crimson cream foundation and a very little bit of powder this look was sealed! Do you mix anything with you foundation?

Last week I hopped on the bus headed to Philly to visit the Patrick Kelly exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Who is Patrick Kelly? Some may ask, you MUST know Patrick Kelly.

As an African American Fashion Designer, Patrick Kelly blazed the industry in the 80’s spreading love through his designs with ribbon and button embellishments and his signature heart pendants. Patrick Kelly was both the first American and African American to be inducted as a member into Chambre syndicale du prêt-à-porter des couturiers et des créateurs de mode, which is the French fashion industry governing body. Patrick Kelly was able to achieve wholesale sales of $7.2 million per year while working from Paris after receiving financial backing from the conglomerate Warnaco…now that’s major.

Grace Jones, Cicely Tyson and Bette Davis (just to name a few) were frequently dawned in Patrick Kelly’s designs. Major upscale retailers Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdales and Henri Bendel sold his amazing wearable designs. Walking through the exhibit gave me flashbacks of my mother in the late 80’s thru 90’s, as she was my introduction to beauty, fashion and lifestyle. The exhibit was so warm and familiar and I loved every piece of it.

Patrick Kelly pushed the envelope in addressing issues of race through the use of historically racial motifs such as the watermelon and the golliwog. In the US distribution of his shopping bags, which dawned an image of a fashioned “golliwog”, was banned as it was deemed too controversial. As the fashion still lacks in this area, Patrick Kelly was an advocate for ethnic models and made a point to use them through his facets of work.

There are so many designers that have been influenced by this amazing mans work. Even crazier is the idea that designs could have instantly translated to what’s happening in fashion today by simply moving designs from the mannequins to a real body. When you get some time please find more as his history is extensive. Check out more in the gallery below!

This is just a short video where I answer a few questions about my business and myself. If you have any questions you want to ask drop them in the comment section below and I will be sure to answer them in a later video.